OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL **OF TEXAS**  AUSTIN

Honorablelf.

L. %lwards CountyAttorney Victoria County viotoria,Texlw

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reply which YQ quoter d Senate Bill the Luve of

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lavs aspect to other 9a, b, u, d and e. al years therehas been


# v e bove brand has been tenderedto the County C erk of Victoria County for re-recording under the new law, with substantially the following notations "'The above brand is to be wed either alone, or with a bar above, below, to the left, 6~ t0 the right.'Honorablek’. L. Edwards, Page 2

"The County Clerk refuses to reoord the brand so tenderedin thla vise, takiag the position that the notationvith reapeat to the use of the bar constitutes(~1 effort to reoord in the name **of** one person five separateand diBtinCt brands,and that the use by one person of more than one brand is prohibitedunder Article 6890, It.

9. 1925.
"For your Information, I may add that the brand has heretoforebeen carried in the name of Mr. O'Connoron the Brand Records sketched five dlfferent~veys. **8~** follows:

**BO 8~**  to indicatethe intendeduse of the bar. TUB brand hae been oerriedm Mr. O*Connor ln this vise in this and edjolningoountles in order to preventany one bent on aattle theft ,~_ z;rn lpaking

a very elmplealtemtlon vlth a

. Se aftered a **10s~** b7 theft aeverelyeeis ago in euchmanner, a bar being placed on one side o? the main brand bJ the thief.
"As you oan readily Imagine,there is no ceee law on the aubjeot,Article 6890, in the regard above mentioned,never having been eonetruedby the oourta. I have rdvlred the Qountg Clerk that the proper prooedurela tor him to acoept the brand and pleee the ame of record a8 tenderedwith the notationwith respect to the Intendeduee of the~ber therewith. Will you kindly give **UB** the benefit of your beat judgmentELII

to vhether or not he Is oomec$ in deolluingto reaord the brand ee tendered. Upon a careful oonslderetion of Hr. O'Connor's 'main brand” end the four verletlonsthereof,as subfittedby you, we are forced to the ooncluslonthat they constitutefive different ~;~~;,,,eaohseparateand d$sttiotfrom all the other foup. A

es used in the stock-protection statutes,is a dlstlnctive figure or device placed upon an animal by burningwith a hot Iron, or other artificial means.. Pollock va. Ee~~ees City Kanses); 123 P. 985; Churchillvs. Oeorgla Rr. & BankIng Co. ffa.), 33 s. E. 972. That each of the variationsof this brand 1s a distinctivedevice In Itself seems to be proved by the fact**that Hr.**  **S ’** **COIUWF haa**  **nlmadj lo&**  **(I oou**  by reason of thy chauge deacrlbedby you. **803 would**  **I&G fact**  thnt **t&e differertce**  **be** tween the fireHbmad8 **LB** jfolntod out merely by a II&O under the record of t&a main brad aske tha **proposed** recorblr&g any learn one of five different brands.

SenatrB!.ll

So. &=$i,

47th LeSlcle~ture,

Ee&ar §eomlton, to vhlch 73~ rolar, provideraa Z'ollovrt

**‘ %Ss**  Act **&all apply**  to **VLctor1.e Colnntp**  **=U.** In raid Countyeach ovner of any llrostock @ezat$oned

fn Chnptor 1 of Pftle 121, QS the Re*fmd Clrll stetuter of Texan, 0~9 1925, shall vlthln rlx (6) month8 nftor this **Act tskas**  effGat

**, hwa**  **hf4 msk**  **an6** brand Sor auoh **stock** reaorded in tha offLee of the Coiortf Clerk of said County. Such owaern e&all 80 TGOQFO such mnrks and **bmnds** vbethoc the
**raw have**  **ken heretofare**  **moor&d 5x3**  **amt. ma3**  **orme rhell**  **hevr the**  right **to have**  **his** mrk aud **brsnd noordhd**  **in** bir **mmq u&e,**  **ao** oorbing to the prorent vecerds of said Geuaty, r13Bt m- the 8amo la the Couutyt 03 La Gvent it GsJn

POt be n~ce3tailud I308 the wco* vbo tire 3GGo35e5 ram0 Ia tim coraq, tbenttmps~cnvhohfi8bmnue~suahmmk mdbrandt&e~esf shallhavetihotighttc hnvo the enmo rrootdsd in hfa noma. Mtor the upiretion ec rir (6) montharmly the roewas made efte& thl8 **Aat** taker &feat shall be exaalaed o* t5n4156re5in reco3dbg m&8 em3 **brenh in**  **ar2.d** Couuty. **lmediately upon**  **tho** taking effeot **of** this **AoC, the**  County **Clerk** of oatd Cauaty aballhave thir Act publlehod Ln som4 nevrpsperof genmel 61rculntfQnln the cnunt~ for n **perlad** of thl.rty (TO) dnyII, vhzch publicationr&&.lbe paId for **by the**  Countp out ***f** th4 **Oeneral** fhunty **FuoS. ”** 

**Article** 6890, Revlkad Clvl?. StdtUt4?$,l!$?T, In a8 fdlove: WfGFy person vho ha0 **Ciltth,** hsg8, 5heep or goats she12have en ear atark sad bmmd dVserlllg froop thG enr mark tlad

brand of hlr xlqbbore, vh!cb GM?

a~.& and brana rharll bc FMW'ded by the count clerk of thy crou.uty V&X'@ vuoh **tlULf=~lB** cSh41 ba.

I **112, pacaoa**  &all Us6 EtaPe than **OIM brand,**  **but my**  **resorcI hla**  **bmwi ln**  **a# w** aouatleo as ho Ueomsnec*su*.‘*

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Youre very truly